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CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. — Two fires destroyed six homes and displaced nine people in Chicago Heights overnight. The fires started just after 11 p.m. Tuesday near 15th Street and Lowe Avenue.
The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km 2) of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. [3] The fire began in a neighborhood southwest of ...
At around 9 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, the Carus Chemical plant in La Salle, Illinois, was involved in a major fire. [3] [4] The plant, which is located about 90 miles (140 km) from Chicago and 80 miles (130 km) from the Quad Cities and was used for manufacturing water treatment products, caught fire.
The Chicago Fire Department is the second-largest municipal fire department in the United States after the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). It is also one of the oldest major organized fire departments in the nation. It has numerous general purpose and specialized vehicles and equipment to accomplish its missions.
October 30, 2024 at 3:22 PM. Amid an autumnal heat spell sweeping large parts of the nation, rare red-flag warnings have been issued for Chicago and western Oklahoma while firefighters reported ...
October 9, 2024 at 5:21 PM. CHICAGO - When Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night, the race to mobilize resources and life-saving support had already been underway for several days ...
The Chicago metropolitan area, also referred to as Chicagoland, is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the Midwest, containing the City of Chicago along with its surrounding suburbs and satellite cities. Encompassing 10,286 square mi (28,120 km 2), the metropolitan area includes the city of Chicago, its ...
Chicago Fire Department adopts new cleaning tech to fight cancer risks. Fox local. Dane Placko. October 7, 2024 at 2:54 PM. CHICAGO - We all know that firefighting is a dangerous job. But there's ...